Miranda Perry1,2,3

F, #13081, b. 18 May 1808, d. 1891

Family: George Washington Houghton b. 14 Dec 1800, d. Sep 1850

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BirthMay 18, 1808Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 42 in 1850 census; age 52 in 1860 census; age 72 in 1880 census; MLM: Dec. 18004,5,6
Origin1827Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,7
MarriageApr 3, 1827Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church Records: 3 Apr 1827Lancaster VR: 3 Mar 1827; MLM: int. Mar. 9; m. Apr. 3, 18248,1,9,10,11
1850 Census1850Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 42; Josiah, 22, carpenter12
1860 Census1860Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, age 52, with David and Emma Huster13
1870 Census1870Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 62, a housekeeper, property $200; and Dudley Sumner, 16 and Frederick A. Sumner, 1414
City Dirct1888Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, widow of George W; boards 113 Austin15
Death1891a. 83 y.16
BurialHope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA16
ParentsDNathan and Anna (Gale) Perry; Ann-G., wid. Nathan and d. Elisha Gale, d. age 70, Feb. 1, 1845; Nathan Perry, d. age 66, May 2, 1833 (another Nathan, age 57, d. Oct. 3, 1837)6

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 209, 236.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 36, ED 899, Sh 10, Ln 34.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Clifford C. Fifield, from "Early Vital Records of Worcester County, Mass. to about 1850" CD; Worcester Births, p. 206.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 236.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 371.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93, 142.
  10. [S415] E-mail from Clifford C. Fifield, from "Early Vital Records of Worcester County, Mass. to about 1850" CD; Worcester Marriages, p. 404.
  11. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , NewEnglandAncestors.org: Records of First unitarian Church of Weorcester, 1785-1919.
  12. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_342; Page: 212; line 25, dwl 138-184.
  13. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn Ward 11 District 3, Kings, New York; Roll: M653_770; Page: 647; Image: 647; Family History Library Film: 803770; line 13, dwl 883-1047.
  14. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 1870 US Census, Ward 8, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, Reel 659, p. 499, line 32 dwl 212.
  15. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Worcester, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-90, Sep. 25, 2001.
  16. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Clifford C. Fifield, Jr., Aug. 1998: Rev. Weis Chart.
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 209.
  18. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 329.

Martha Elizabeth Houghton1,2

F, #13082, b. 19 November 1833, d. 9 August 1857

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BirthNov 19, 1833Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 16 in 1850 census2,3,4
DeathAug 9, 1857

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142 #5480.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 209.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 142.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 330.

Abigail Meriam1,2

F, #13083, b. between 1781 and 1790

Family: Caleb Houghton b. 7 Oct 1781, d. 7 Aug 1823

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Birthbetween 1781 and 1790Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, md given as bd; not in Lancaster VR3
Origincirca 1819Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,1
MarriageJan 2, 1819Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Jan. 20; Weis: Jan. 195,6,4,7,8
1830 Census1830Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Total: / 2 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825),
1 female 40 to 50 (1781-1790)9

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 231.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 351 #598s.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 351 #598.
  4. [S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 194.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 351.
  6. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1923 - 440.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 112.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 325.
  9. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Berlin, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 77.
  10. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 149.

Eunice Houghton1

F, #13084

Family: Sewall Tyler b. 3 May 1799, d. 24 Apr 1883

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Origincirca 1820Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,1
MarriageOct 22, 1820Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2,3
Immigrationbefore 1824Jaffrey, NH, USA, and lived there for 60 years2,3
BurialJaffrey, NH, USA, in one grave
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 232.
  2. [S633] Willard I. Tyler Brigham, Tyler Genealogy, II, p. 518.
  3. [S754] Albert Annett and Alice E. E. Lehtinen Jaffrey NH Hx II, p. 820.
  4. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.

Sewall Tyler1

M, #13085, b. 3 May 1799, d. 24 April 1883

Family: Eunice Houghton

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BirthMay 3, 1799Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
OccupationLoeminster, MA, USA, a farmer3,2
MarriageOct 22, 1820Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2,3
Immigrationbefore 1824Jaffrey, NH, USA, and lived there for 60 years2,3
DeathApr 24, 1883Jaffrey, NH, USA2,3
BurialJaffrey, NH, USA, in one grave
Biographyson of Simeon3

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 232.
  2. [S633] Willard I. Tyler Brigham, Tyler Genealogy, II, p. 518.
  3. [S754] Albert Annett and Alice E. E. Lehtinen Jaffrey NH Hx II, p. 820.
  4. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.

William Homer Lane1,2

M, #13086, b. 4 August 1785, d. 11 June 1865

Family: Harriet Houghton b. 11 Sep 1797, d. b 1850

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BirthAug 4, 1785Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 65 in 1850 census
Origincirca 1822Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA3,4
MarriageApr 23, 1822Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/23,4,1,2
NewspaperApr 27, 1822Columbian Centenial: marriage, in Sterling5
1850 Census1850Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 65, none6
DeathJun 11, 18651
ParentsSJohn Merrifield Lane, b. 1752-1807, Boston, and Mary Homer; w/1 Mary Spear

Citations

  1. [S669] American Genealogist, 14 [1938] 159.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 41.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 233.
  4. [S617] MA Centinel Marriage Index 2, p. 1893.
  5. [S616] MA Centinel Marriage Index 4,.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 5, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_335; Page: 295; line 11, dwl 760-1568.
  7. [S1248] James Hill Fitts, Lane Genealogies E.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: 90.

Alice Hawks1

F, #13087, b. 10 March 1796, d. 10 June 1879

Family: Phinehas Houghton b. 17 Aug 1794, d. 7 Jul 1874

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BirthMar 10, 1796Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 53 in 1850 census; age 64 in 1860 census; age 74 in 1870 census2
Origin1821Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
1850 Census1850Webster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 55, an operative; Sidney Richards, 53, also listed4
PensionInxMA, USA, a Phineas Houghton, wife Alice, WO-308265
1860 Census1860Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 67, day laborer6
1870 Census1870Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Phineas Holton, age 77, no occupation7
Will1879Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Alice Houghton, W.P. Case # 308948
DeathJun 10, 1879Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 83 y 3 m1,9
BurialOld Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
ParentsDJohn and Alice Hawks Jr2,9

Citations

  1. [S886] Unknown compiler address, MA Death Index 1841-1895, 22, #167: p. 312/346.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 208.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 431.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 108;
    line 9, dwl 246-318.
  5. [S924] Virgil D. White, War of 1812 Pension Files, p. 1028.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lancester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 120, line 4, dwl 954-980.
  7. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_653; Page: 205; line 12, dwl 141-148.
  8. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA.
  9. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 31, number 20.
  10. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 4, p. 178, number 383.
  11. [S69] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 191.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98, 146.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 233.
  14. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 0.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 98, 115, 146.
  16. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 335.

Dorithy Houghton1

F, #13088, b. 11 August 1802

Family: William Divoll b. 1794, d. 18 Nov 1849

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BirthAug 11, 1802In Pension Record, but not Sterling VRs1,2
Origincirca 1825Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3

Citations

  1. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 235.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 203.
  5. [S699] Viola A. Derby Bromley, Derby Genealogy, p. 78.
  6. [S693] Daby-Dorby Data, p. 33.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 234.

William Thurston1

M, #13089, b. 6 March 1798

Family: Sabra Houghton b. 14 Jan 1805

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BirthMar 6, 1798Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Origin1824Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,1
MarriageJun 9, 1824Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
Biographyson of Gates and Betsy Thurston2

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 234.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 221.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 114.

William Divoll1

M, #13090, b. 1794, d. 18 November 1849

Family: Dorithy Houghton b. 11 Aug 1802

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Birth1794dd calc
Origincirca 1825Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Marriage BannDec 4, 1825Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Jan. 12, 1826 (next line in Lancaster VRs); see Derby Family by V.A.D. Bromley, p. 781,2,3
DeathNov 18, 1849Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 55 years, suicide4
BurialMiddle Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 50 [in Carter section]5

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 235.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 16.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 83.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 269, 425.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 425.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 203.
  7. [S699] Viola A. Derby Bromley, Derby Genealogy, p. 78.
  8. [S693] Daby-Dorby Data, p. 33.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 234.

Apollos Houghton1,2

M, #13091, b. 29 June 1796, d. 16 June 1860

Family 1: Catharine Rugg b. 8 Mar 1799, d. 6 Mar 1859

Family 2: Hannah (?) b. c 1794

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BirthJun 29, 1796Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40-50 in 1840 census; age 52 in 1850 census; age 64 in 1860 census2,1,4
MarriageApr 20, 1828Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,1,4
1830 Census1830Sterling, MA, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)6,7
1840 Census1840Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 4 Total: 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799), 1 male 80 to 90 (1750-1759) // 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799), 1 female 80 to 90 (1750-1759)8
1850 Census1850Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 52, a farmer; Abel W. Rugg, 52, living with them9
ChurchFirst Church, Lancaster, MA, USA4
Occupationa farmer3
Marriage10
1860 Census1860Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 64, farmer; property $600-$10010
Will1860Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3090311
DeathJun 16, 1860Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 63 y 11m 13 d, of pneumonia; MLM: June 16, 1880; GS: June 6, 1860, ae 641,12,3,4
BurialOld Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA12

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 0.
  2. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 5, p. 3, number 83.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 334.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 237.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 55.
  7. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 55.
  8. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 202; Page: 315.
  9. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 169; line 29, dwl 189-205.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lancester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 133, line 15, dwl 1063-1098.
  11. [S681] Will: Worcester, MA.
  12. [S10] Gravestone, Old Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, MA.

Catharine Rugg

F, #13092, b. 8 March 1799, d. 6 March 1859

Family: Apollos Houghton b. 29 Jun 1796, d. 16 Jun 1860

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BirthMar 8, 1799Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 50 in 1850 census2,1,3
Origincirca 1828Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4
MarriageApr 20, 1828Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,2,3
1830 Census1830Sterling, MA, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800)// 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)5,6
1850 Census1850Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 52, a farmer; Abel W. Rugg, 52, living with them7
ChurchFirst Church, Lancaster, MA, USA3
Associationbetween 1851 and 1853Lancaster, MA, USA, Feamlae Charitable Society3
DeathMar 6, 1859MLM, Weis: Mar 6, 1860, age 60; GS: Mar 6, 1859, age 602,8
BurialOld Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA8

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 217.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 0.
  3. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 334.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 237.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 US Census, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, Box 68, p. 55.
  6. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 68; Page: 55.
  7. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 169; line 29, dwl 189-205.
  8. [S10] Gravestone, Old Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, MA.

Sally Billings1

F, #13093, b. 17 March 1785

Family: Capt. Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 30 Mar 1764, d. 4 May 1837

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BirthMar 17, 17852
Origincirca 1831Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
MarriageMar 31, 1831Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VR: Mrs. Sally Keyes to Capt. Benjamin, her second husband3,2,4
Biography2100Lancaster VR: Sally B. Keyes was married to Amasa Keyes (who died in 1826) and had prior daughter Sarah L. (who died in 1817, aged 5); NEGHR 94: dau. of Samuel Billings and Anna Fessenden; m. 1st Amasa Keyes of Boyleston, 2 Apr. 18095,2

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 94 [1940]: "Roger Billings and His Descendants", 55.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 94 [1940]: 55.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 239.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 93.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 431.

Mary Ann Houghton1

F, #13094

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Origin1835Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 242.
  2. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.

Henry Willard1

M, #13095, b. 16 January 1807

Family: Mary Ann Houghton

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BirthJan 16, 1807Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, son of Paul and Martha Willard; also Jul. 5, 1810, son of Salmon and Rachel Willard, p. 2232
Origincirca 1835Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,1
Marriage BannApr 29, 1835Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 242.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 222-223.
  3. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.

Mrs. Frances Jones1

F, #13096, b. circa 1807, d. 11 September 1839

Family: Salmon Houghton b. 5 Dec 1781, d. 28 May 1844

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Birthcirca 1807Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, dd calc2,3,4
MarriageMarried first Zophar Jones, son of Samuel, who settled in Lowell MA where he died.
Origin1836Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
MarriageDec 14, 1836Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, h/25,2,3,6,7,4
DeathSep 11, 1839Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 32, dysentry8,2,3,9,4
BurialOld Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, second wife of Mr. Salmon Houghton; aged 3210
BiographyMarried first Zophar Jones, son of Samuel, who settled in Lowell MA where he died.

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183, 244.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 61 [1907]: 359.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 0.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 335.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 244.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 44, 82.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 89.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 183, 369, 430.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 89.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 430.

Betsy Houghton1

F, #13097

Family: Francis Piper

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Origincirca 1837Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageOct 12, 1837Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 244.

Francis Piper1

M, #13098

Family: Betsy Houghton

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Origincirca 1837Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageOct 12, 1837Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 244.

Jacob Willard1

M, #13099

Family: Eliza Houghton

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Origincirca 1838Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageMay 30, 1838Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 245.
  2. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.

Eliza Houghton1

F, #13100

Family: Jacob Willard

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Origincirca 1838Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageMay 30, 1838Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 245.
  2. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.

Rebecca Houghton1,2

F, #13101, b. 16 August 1792

Family: Newton Burpee

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BirthAug 16, 1792Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 68 in 1860 census; age 75 in 1870 census1
Origin1839Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
MarriageMay 18, 1839Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
1860 Census1860Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 683
1870 Census1870Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Foster, age 65, a farmhand, property $300; Rebecca Burpee, 75, MA, property $8004

Citations

  1. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 26.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 245.
  3. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lancester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 122, line 28, dwl 975-1003.
  4. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Box 653, p. 197, line 6, dwl 2-2.

Newton Burpee1

M, #13102

Family: Rebecca Houghton b. 16 Aug 1792

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Origin1839Sterling, MA, USA1
MarriageMay 18, 1839Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 245.

Emily Richardson1

F, #13103, b. 1812, d. 1 September 1849

Family: Elbridge Houghton b. 5 Jun 1813, d. 29 Apr 1871

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Birth1812
MarriageFeb 16, 1843Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2,3,4
ResidenceBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
DeathSep 1, 1849Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 375

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 248.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  3. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.
  5. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 324.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 44, line 40, dwl 360-393.

Abby S. Fay1

F, #13104, b. circa 1815, d. 1886

Family: Jonathan Whitcomb Houghton b. c 1811

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Birthcirca 1815MA, USA, age 35 in 1850 census; age "35" in 1860 census; age 55 in 1870 census; age 65 in 1880 census; 1910 census of son Charles gives NH2,3,4
Origincirca 1842Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageApr 5, 1842Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, both of Lancaster1,5
Residence1843Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6
1850 Census1850Clinton, MA, USA, age 39, a combmaker7
1860 Census1860Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 49, farmer; property $2500-$350; and uncle and aunt Jacob and Mary Goddard, MA8
1870 Census1870Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 59, a farmer, $2500-$8009
1880 Census1880Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 69, a farmer10
Death1886Leominster, MA, USA, see daug. Abbie's death date: unclear which died in 1886 and which in 1887
ParentsDparents born in MA

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 248.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, Box 343, p. 73.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 343, p. 73.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 461, line 19, dwl 31.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.
  6. [S874] Holbrook, Lancaster MA VRs, Fiche 60.
  7. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 73; line 27, dwl 16-21.
  8. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 42, line 9, dwl 319-338.
  9. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 1870 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 461, line 19, dwl 31-36.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_562; Family History Film: 1254562; Page: 81C; Enumeration District: 802; sheet 3, line 12, dwl 18-19.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 259.
  12. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 4, p. 3, number 38.
  13. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, Book 4, p. 3, number 39.

Mary Clara Hemmenway1

F, #13105, b. circa 1825

Family: John F. Houghton b. c 1825, d. b 1912

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Birthcirca 1825Roxbury, MA, USA, a. 21 in 18461
Origin1846Framingham, MA, USA2
MarriageMay 23, 1846Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ? Lancaster or Framingham: given at both; MLM: June 22, 1846; son of John P. of Lancaster2,1,3
Biographyadopted d. of Ezra Hemmenway1

Citations

  1. [S196] Framingham MA VRs, p. 312.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 250.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 46.

Rufus Maynard

M, #13106, b. 20 May 1822

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BirthMay 20, 1822Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
ParentsDJoseph and Betsey Maynard of Lancaster

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 213.

Louisa Jane Houghton1,2

F, #13107, b. 11 July 1828

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BirthJul 11, 1828Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5890.
  2. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 64.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147.

Amanda M. Warren1,2,3

F, #13108, d. 5 August 1880

Family: Andrew Rufus Houghton b. 19 Jun 1827, d. 27 Feb 1899

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Origincirca 1847Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1,2
DeathAug 5, 1880Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA, USA

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 250.
  2. [S176] Vital Records of Charlestown, p. 716.
  3. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 77.
  4. [S886] Unknown compiler address, MA Death Index 1841-1895, 22, #167: p. 321/393.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 145.

Charlotte S. Houghton1,2

F, #13109, b. 15 April 1823

Family: Samuel Harvy Pierce b. 31 Jan 1820

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BirthApr 15, 1823Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 26 in 1850 census3,4
Origin1847Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
MarriageDec 30, 1847Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,4
1850 Census1850Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 28, saloon keeper6

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 251.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57, 98.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57.
  5. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 83;
    line 14, dwl 143-164.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 263.

Samuel Harvy Pierce1,2

M, #13110, b. 31 January 1820

Family: Charlotte S. Houghton b. 15 Apr 1823

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BirthJan 31, 1820Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 28 in 1850 census3
Origincirca 1847Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,4
MarriageDec 30, 1847Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,5
1850 Census1850Clinton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 28, saloon keeper6
ParentsSHarvy and Cynthia Peirce

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 216, 251.
  2. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 139.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 216.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 251.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 57.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 83;
    line 14, dwl 143-164.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 263.